December 28, 2013

@newhopefulton

Praise and Worship Sean Charles !Message

First Christmas (Part IV) Pastor Ann Roda !

Community Life Marty Chappell (First Service) Colin Jeffers (Second Service)

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Pastor Ann Roda

Worship at New Hope Community at Worship 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. | Kingdom Kids Worship (Jan. 4)-10:30 a.m | Middle School Worship (Rm. 206) 10:30 a.m.

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!Spreading Christmas Cheer 3 !New Year Sermon Series 3 !Encouraging Scripture for 2014 4

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Welcome to New Hope! The baby has been born, the angels have done their thing. Shepherds came and worshipped, wise men gave their gifts. Christmas is over. Now what? Do we put this story away until next year? Today, we will explore what it means to live the Christmas story every day for the next 364 days. !!

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community life !Welcome to New Hope! We're here to help you grow in your spiritual journey. This page highlights some exciting ways for you and your family to make meaningful connections and grow your relationship with God.  !If there is anything we can do to support you on your journey, let us know. !!Church Office Hours Mon-Thu 9a-5p, Fri 10a-2p !Phone/Text Message 410-541-6394 !Email info@lookingforachurch.org

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4 Mark your calendars: Communion takes place during both services.

11 Start 2014 by making a lifesaving appointment! The Bloodmobile will be on campus from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Be a hero in your community!

18 Join the New Hope Church community! Come to the Entrance to New Hope class, 1:30 p.m. Lunch and child care provided. Register at www.lookingforachurch.org, text “membership” and your email address to 410-541-6394, or call Lynne at 301-854-1866.

10 Restore, a worship gathering for young adults, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the church. Join us as we fulfill our purpose and mission: to gather and experience Sabbath together and be restored by God through worship and fellowship.

14 Pray with people from all over the world! New Hope is partnering with the Let’s Pray TV program to pray with individuals who call the prayer line. 7:30-9 p.m., at the Hope Channel (at Adventist Church World Headquarters, Silver Spring, Md.). To get involved, text ‘HOPE’ to 410-541-6394.

25 The next family dedication. To schedule yours, contact Prithy at 301-854-1866.

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Consider joining us as we strive to look out for others in our community and world by supporting our:!

• school in Mozambique;• high school students' mission trip

to Panama; and• local outreach. !

www.christmasatnewhope.com/give

Still Time to Help Share Some Hope!

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CHURCH LIFE Welcome, guests! We’re glad to have you here today. You can find out more about New Hope in Seven Minutes or Less, a brief information session after today’s worship service by coming to the first two rows in the front left of the worship center.

Second reading of transfers in: Bryan Canter and Darren and Jackie Thorpe. The reading will take place during first service.

The church office will be closed Monday to Wednesday (New Year’s Day). For emergencies, call 410-541-6394. Pastor Dave Gemmell will be on call.  

Ignite/Prayer Meeting will not meet Jan. 1. We resume Jan. 8.

New Hope Treasury is going green! This year, you will receive your tithe and offering receipts via email. To request, text RECEIPT with your full name and email address to 410-541-6394.

FAMILY MINISTRIES www.newhopelovesfamilies.com!

In today’s lesson, children will learn that anyone can worship Jesus. The Bible story is found in Matthew 2:1-12, “Foreign Visitors Find and Worship Jesus.”

Kids Church is CLOSED today for a holiday break. Children will worship with parents during the 10:30 a.m. service. 

New Hope for Parents, a new ministry to support parents, will launch in January 2014. Educator and parenting consultant Edwina Neely will lead parents in a 10-week workshop called “Help, I’m A Parent: Christian Parenting in the Real World.” More info at the Ask-Me Desk.

YOUNG ADULTS www.youngadultsconnect.com !

Connect, a Bible study group just for young adults, meets Sabbaths from 11 a.m. to noon in the trailer. Let’s explore the life-changing teachings of God’s Word.

Make 2014 the year you get unstuck. The year you fill your past with the light of hope, the year you say goodbye to regret and shame, the year you choose to change your future and embrace who God created you to be.

Hope changes everything. It can disarm guilt, shatter shame and put your past in its place. All you have to do is make the choice to let it in. It won't be easy, it won't be quick...but it is possible.

Get ready for a new look at the power of healing through hope and to discover the four choices that might change your life forever.

Join us for our first sermon series of 2014!

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Coming Soon: Our New Year's Sermon Series

Last Saturday evening, about 50 carolers boarded the church bus and went to spread Christmas cheer to our neighbors.

"It really gave us the opportunity to be in our community. So many times, churches invite the community to the church property, but not too often do we go out and mingle with our neighbors," said Pastor Ann Roda, who was part of the group. "It was awesome! Most importantly, it was a time for New Hope people to get to know each other." 

The carolers visited Grassroots, a homeless shelter in Columbia, Md., as well as Harris Teeter, Looney's Pub, CVS/Pharmacy and the police and fire department in Scaggsville, Md.

Spreading Christmas Cheer in Our Community

Start the New Year off right bymeditating on God’s Word:

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Monthly Goal

Received in Nov.

Received to Date

Goal to Date

Tithe 77,144.11 809,402.61 !Church Budget ($41,855.41)

30,216.62 425,640.02 460,409.51

Mortgage ($13,623)

7,165.56 77,700.07 149,853.00

NOVEMBER GIVING REPORT ($)

MYNEWHOPECHURCH.COM/GIVE

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1. “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” – Ecclesiastes 3:1

2. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing!  Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?  I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” – Isaiah 43:18-19

3. “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”  – Psalm 90:12

4. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”  – Jeremiah 29:11

5. “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.”  – Proverbs 16:9

6. “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.”  – Psalm 65:11

7. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” – Proverbs 3:5-6

8. “A blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you.”   – Deuteronomy 23:5

9. “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” – Psalm 16:11, NIV

10. “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.”  – Mark 11:25-26

Find us: 12350 Hall Shop Road, Fulton, MD 20759 !Call us/ send a text message: 410-541-NEWH (6394) !

Email us: info@lookingforachurch.org !Visit us online: www.lookingforachurch.org